Prince Bei

Prince Bei (6 June 899-7 January 937) was the King of the Dongdan Kingdom from 926 to 937, preceding Emperor Shizong of Liao. He was the son of Abaoji, the father of the Liao dynasty, but he never reigned, as his brother Emperor Taizong of Liao stepped him over.

Biography
Bei Liao was born on 6 June 899 to Abaoji. He was a Buddhist Khitan of the House of Liao. Bei was the eldest son of Abaoji, the founder of the Liao dynasty, and he held the title of the monarch of the Dongdan Kingdom from 926 until his death. When his father died in 916 he never succeeded to the throne, as his younger brother Emperor Taizong of Liao took power. He fled to the Later Tang, but he was killed there.